Blazing fiery ribbons streaking the sky,
morphing hues of red and gold
I breathe a sultry sigh.

The glorious light of day,
melts into shimmering pinkish orange
toxic stress seeps away.

Splashing misty shades of mauve and grey...
painting my dreams
in a tangerine, scarlet display.

Magnificent gleam of blue violet
kissing the earth goodnight,
a smile lingers as I sleep in
black velvet twilight.


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A flurrying breath of Autumn's kiss
caresses the nape of her neck.
Eyes gloss
at the twirling dance of leaves
falling
round as she strolls.

Crisp woodsy aromas
waft and cling
to the air streams in Autumn's whispers.

A rhythm of change is felt
as the
fanning of sultry heat interlaces
with
Autumn's chilled breathing.

Summer's blanket of
dewy warmth
recedes like a yawning tide...

While

the leaves waltz
in their vein popping skin,
they smile
in a laced tangerine and red wine sheen.

Seven foot winged opulence soars over the sky high nest.
Multi bronze plumage shakes off the dross
as she tucks quivering pinions tightly to her ribs.

With laser beam eyes she surveys her chosen
forest screeching warnings to predators
and pesky intruders.

Sneering at the macabre storm, she jets above
the clouds and lilts on the gentle streams
while the raging winds heighten below.

The Eagles nuzzle together
on their primped up nest
and with a lil french beaking,
the monogamous birds breathless
for their fluff to hatch..


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I killed the nightmare
fogging my eyes with ashy debris.
That creeping crawling darkness
slithering through my rib cage
chilling every vessel and clogging
every breath of a new dawn.
Grabbing it by the throat,
it thrashed and hissed as
its life blood dripped then gushed
under the squeezing pressure of my fist.
I killed my snaking nightmare
and the ****** thorns pricking my gasping heartbeats
melted into the carbonating sea...



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Why do we hammer fleshy souls
with remorse of lost moments?
Regrets ride raw and bleeding backs
like a sweaty saddle and we bemoan
choices made in yesterday's
disappearing tide.

We grasp, *****, chew glass till blood pours
then smash the mirror as
hollow eyes lost in fragments of time
fade to black,
yet still fighting to change the elusive past.

We plead; "can't we have a 'do over?'
Travel back and undo the clinging pain?

But a piercing shrill rattle in the
porous marrow,
the truth is carved and on display,
forever beyond our reach
are
second chances for yesterday...

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They wrap round every heartbeat
with their paws of love,
celestial gifts endowed
from the Father above.

Silent wisdom speaking
in a language of the soul,
a bond unbroken,
making brokenness whole.

Time stands still
cradled in love-filled eyes,
makes us thrive as humans
the Creator's jeweled prize!

In this tapestry of life,
they weave a thread divine,
guiding us through valley days
no matter if stars shine.

A wisp of embracing, playing,
laughing, loyalty is prime,
but seconds run out
lesson learned is to savor time.

So remember now to cherish
each day and every night,
share with them each heartbeat,
this is their delight!


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Abba sits in the middle of my defects with me
and tweezers the splinters out of my brain.

I trace His fingertips tattooed in my heart
while He swims through my veins.

His healing touch breathes
His life-budding breath on my reviving smile.

The starry vault blazing the sky
burns the dust of history from my eyes
as liquid words pour like a cleansing waterfall!

And

with a sizzling pin *****, an avalanche of light
blinds the dense shadows of gloom...


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Why do we succumb to shades coloring the skin?
Delve deeply into the bone and marrow within!

Do you see awakened eyes dancing with sanguine smiles?
Sharing blood and heartbeats it is superfluous to beguile!

Embrace all idiosyncrasies glowing in humankind,
we blend the colors together as a kaleidoscope design.



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